Special cabinet meeting on Lokpal likely Monday
December 16th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The special cabinet meeting to discuss and approve the contentious Lokpal bill is likely to be shifted to Monday, government sources told IANS.The meeting ... Read more...
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India to keep watch on Chinese naval facility in Seychelles
December 16th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) With China planning a supply and recuperation facility in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of Seychelles, India Thursday said it will "watch" the development and ... Read more...
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Cabinet may take up food bill Sunday: Thomas
December 14th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The cabinet may take up the draft National Food Security Bill on Sunday, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said."The cabinet is likely to take up ... Read more...
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Omar for denotifying disturbed areas in Kashmir
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 2 (IANS) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is set to recommend denotification of some parts of Jammu and Kashmir declared as disturbed areas and if accepted by the ... Read more...
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Commission begins probe into NC worker’s death
November 29th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IANS) A one-man commission headed by Justice (retd) H.S. Bedi started its probe here Tuesday into the custodial death of National Conference (NC) worker Sayeed Muhammad Yousuf ... Read more...
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PM, Obama discuss Iran
November 18th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Nusa Dua (Bali), Nov 18 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama exchanged views on Iran in the context of the recent IAEA report on ... Read more...
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Security for trains to be increased in Maoist-hit areas
November 1st, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) In order to protect railway property, including tracks, in Maoist-affected areas, the government Tuesday decided to deploy additional forces and install CCTVs, said government sources.The ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu Nagar or not? Left, Trinamool back to name-calling
October 27th, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) Shakespeare may have thought nothing of it, but names do matter. Certainly in politically polarised West Bengal where the ruling Trinamool Congress' decision to scrap ... Read more...
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Terror alert in metros ahead of Diwali
October 14th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India Friday issued a nationwide terror alert, particularly for metros such as Delhi and Mumbai, after security agencies found a car laden with five kg ... Read more...
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India clears $275 mn order for T-72 tank recovery vehicles
October 13th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) India Thursday cleared a repeat order worth Rs.1,350 crore ($275 million) for 650 armoured recovery and repair vehicles for its 1,500 T-72 Ajeya main ... Read more...
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Bill to check corruption in procurement soon: Minister
September 26th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The government will soon introduce in parliament a bill to check corruption and bring transparency in the procurement of raw materials in the public sector, ... Read more...
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PM, Pranab call up Chidambaram on 2G note
September 22nd, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who are away in the US, called up P. Chidambaram over the latest controversy in ... Read more...
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Four-year-old scandal comes back to haunt NTRO
September 21st, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) India's hi-tech spy agency National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) finds itself battling revelations that one of its staffers illegally snooped on his seniors using a ... Read more...
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PM to leave for UN meet Sep 21
September 20th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave for New York Wednesday to attend the United Nations General Assembly session, where he will push for UN ... Read more...
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Winter session crucial for corporates: Moily
September 20th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) The coming winter session of parliament will be crucial for the Indian corporate sector as a bill on company law will be tabled, and issues like ... Read more...
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Ministerial meet to discuss LPG supply, price deferred
September 16th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A ministerial meeting scheduled for Friday to consider limiting supply of and a hike in the price of cooking gas cylinders was deferred indefinitely ... Read more...
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No Indian injured in Kabul attack
September 13th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kabul, Sep 13 (IANS) India Tuesday condemned the attack by militants near the US embassy in Kabul and clarified that no Indian has been injured."India strongly condemns the incident. ... Read more...
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Pact on Chittagong port likely in March
September 6th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS) The protocol on using Bangladesh's Chittagong and Mongla ports by India may be signed by March 31 next year, government sources say.The date will be ... Read more...
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Sangma seeks report on rebel’s ‘killing’ in Bangladesh
September 2nd, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 1 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday asked the union health ministry to confirm the alleged killing of secessionist Khasi rebel leader Bobby Reagan Marwein in Bangladesh.Quoting ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill may come up in parliament in November
August 28th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A redrafted Lokpal bill may be brought in parliament during its winter session, that usually starts mid-November, after the parliamentary standing committee on law ... Read more...
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Voice vote on Anna demand at 8 p.m.
August 27th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The voice vote on Anna Hazare's demands on the Lokpal bill will be held at 8 p.m., government sources said Saturday.
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Vilasrao Deshmukh meets Hazare (Lead)
August 25th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The government Thursday sent Minister of Science and Technology Vilasrao Deshmukh with a letter on behalf of all political parties and parliament to Anna Hazare, ... Read more...
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Vilasrao Deshmukh meets Hazare
August 25th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Minister of Science and Technology Vilasrao Deshmukh has delivered a letter on behalf of all political parties and parliament to Anna Hazare, urging him to ... Read more...
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India sending army chief’s aide to US-led meet
July 26th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) In a major snub for the Indian Army chief, General V.K. Singh, the government has rejected his request to attend a US-sponsored meet in Singapore ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to ease cross-Kashmir trade, travel (Lead)
July 23rd, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Thimphu, July 23 (IANS) Ahead of the ministerial level meeting with Pakistan, India Saturday talked tough on terror but hoped to unveil a slew of confidence-building measures that ... Read more...
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Indian Army chief will retire in 2012, rules Antony
July 21st, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) In a major setback for Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh, Defence Minister A.K. Antony has ruled that his year of birth will be fixed ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to announce CBMs on Kashmir, nuclear issues
July 8th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) India and Pakistan are set to unveil specific cross-Kashmir and nuclear confidence-building measures (CBMs) when their foreign ministers meet here July 26-27 amid an ... Read more...
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Cabinet meets over Telangana crisis
July 4th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) With crisis brewing over demand for a separate Telangana, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) Monday held a crucial meeting even as parliamentarians ... Read more...
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Diesel slightly cheaper in Delhi
June 27th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday announced a marginal decrease in diesel prices while cooking gas cylinders will be cheaper for the poor.Diesel prices will come down ... Read more...
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Hina Rabbani Khar to be Pakistan foreign minister
June 23rd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday decided to appoint Hina Rabbani Khar as the country's foreign affairs minister, a media report said.Countries, including the ... Read more...
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Government calls all party meet as Anna vows to fast (Roundup)
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The government will convene an all-party meet July 3 to discuss the two versions of the Lokpal bill, even as Gandhian Anna Hazare Wednesday ... Read more...
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Krishna visiting Myanmar to engage civilian government
June 19th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) For the first time since a civilian government took over in Myanmar, India will hold a high-level engagement with it when External Affairs ... Read more...
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India denies obstructing Pakistani warship (Second Lead)
June 18th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) India Saturday denied that its warship obstructed a Pakistani naval ship two days ago when the latter was escorting an Egyptian vessel released by Somali ... Read more...
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Fresh pirate attack on freed vessel, India rushes warship (Second Lead)
June 15th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) A fresh piracy attempt was made Wednesday on an Egyptian merchant ship with six Indians among its 22-man crew, a day after it was freed ... Read more...
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‘Fresh piracy attempt on freed merchant ship, crew safe’ (Lead)
June 15th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) An Egyptian merchant ship that has been freed by Somalian pirates was attacked in the Gulf of Aden Wednesday but the attempt failed and the ... Read more...
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